Post by jaco on Oct 11, 2008 6:08:02 GMT
Welcome to the October, 2008 issue of the Sawdust Making 101 Newsletter.
I have always enjoyed thumbing through old books and magazines, it tends to put things into perspective and reenforces my theory that there really aren't that many new ideas, just a recycling of old ones. Many of the gadgets in the market today may be made of new materials such as plastic or fiber glass but the working principle has been around for decades. Years ago my father raved about a picture frame clamp he made of hardwood from plans in one of his magazines, I have since made several of these over the years and have even offered the plan here:
sawdustmaking.com/Picture%;%20Clamp%20copy/picture_frame_clamp.htm
Today there are several of these on the market that use no wood at all, they are made of metal and plastic, are easily adjusted for different sizes, and are very handy tools.
www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=725&sid=AF078
Many old publications are now available online thanks to organizations such as Project Gutenberg. Do-It-101.com has a selection of woodworking related ebooks from them listed here:
doit101.com/Woodworking/woodworking.html#ebooks
There are also some great timeless tutorials available such as:
Carpentry For Boys (meaning apprentices)
doit101.com/boycarpentry/contents.htm
A Course in Wood Turning
sawdustmaking.com/Woodturning/intro.htm
And last but not least we have a pretty good selection of vintage Mission style furniture plans here:
vintageinternetplans.com/
Run out of ideas and want to browse through some plans, you will find hundreds of them that cost you nothing at Absolutely Free Plans:
absolutelyfreeplans.com
For other craft ideas visit Do-It-101.com, a do-it-yourself index to just about anything:
doit101.com
In closing I would like to remind you to work safely and remember:
"If it doesn't feel good, don't do it."
Frank Campbell
We welcome your feed-back and comments on how we are doing:
feedback@sawdustmaking.com
You have received this newsletter because your email was submitted to our mailing list, if this was in error please send a blank email with "unsubscribe" in the subject area to: unsubscribe@sawdustmaking.com
I have always enjoyed thumbing through old books and magazines, it tends to put things into perspective and reenforces my theory that there really aren't that many new ideas, just a recycling of old ones. Many of the gadgets in the market today may be made of new materials such as plastic or fiber glass but the working principle has been around for decades. Years ago my father raved about a picture frame clamp he made of hardwood from plans in one of his magazines, I have since made several of these over the years and have even offered the plan here:
sawdustmaking.com/Picture%;%20Clamp%20copy/picture_frame_clamp.htm
Today there are several of these on the market that use no wood at all, they are made of metal and plastic, are easily adjusted for different sizes, and are very handy tools.
www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=725&sid=AF078
Many old publications are now available online thanks to organizations such as Project Gutenberg. Do-It-101.com has a selection of woodworking related ebooks from them listed here:
doit101.com/Woodworking/woodworking.html#ebooks
There are also some great timeless tutorials available such as:
Carpentry For Boys (meaning apprentices)
doit101.com/boycarpentry/contents.htm
A Course in Wood Turning
sawdustmaking.com/Woodturning/intro.htm
And last but not least we have a pretty good selection of vintage Mission style furniture plans here:
vintageinternetplans.com/
Run out of ideas and want to browse through some plans, you will find hundreds of them that cost you nothing at Absolutely Free Plans:
absolutelyfreeplans.com
For other craft ideas visit Do-It-101.com, a do-it-yourself index to just about anything:
doit101.com
In closing I would like to remind you to work safely and remember:
"If it doesn't feel good, don't do it."
Frank Campbell
We welcome your feed-back and comments on how we are doing:
feedback@sawdustmaking.com
You have received this newsletter because your email was submitted to our mailing list, if this was in error please send a blank email with "unsubscribe" in the subject area to: unsubscribe@sawdustmaking.com